Verse 1:
Db Ab
"I don't love you anymore"
Bbm Gb
a pretty line that I adore
Db Ab Bbm Bbsus4
Five words that I've heard before
Db Ab
'Cause you keep me on a rope
Bbm Gb
And tied a noose around my throat
Db Ab Bbm Bbsus4
You're gone then back at my door
Pre-Chorus:
Db Fm
'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
Bbm Gb
Can't live a little longer sitting on your lap
Db Fm
'Cause you know what you're doin' when you're comin' back
Bbm Gb
And I don't wanna have another heart attack
Chorus:
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Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
Bbm Gb
Every other week, when you please
Db Fm Bbm Gb Db
Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
Fm Bbm
The lie between your teeth
Post-Chorus:
Gb Db
The cut that always bleeds
Fm Bbm
-Ah-ah-ah-
Gb Db
The cut that always bleeds
Fm Bbm Gb
-Ah-ah-ah-
Verse 2:
Db Fm
Say you love somebody new
Bbm Gb
Then beat my heart to black and blue
Db Fm Bbm Gb
Then they leave, and it's me you come back to -Ah-ah-
Db Fm
To say you loved me all along
Bbm Gb
And kiss the bruises 'til they're gone
Db Fm Bbm Gb
Bittersweet, 'cause I can't breathe inside your arms
Pre-Chorus:
Db Fm
'Cause if you're gonna leave, better leave, better do it fast
Bbm Gb
Can't live another minute bleedin' from my back
Db Fm
'Cause I don't have another one for you to stab
Bbm Gb
And I don't wanna have another heart attack
Chorus:
-nc-
Oh, I can't be your lover on a leash
Bbm Gb
Every other week, when you please
Db Fm Bbm Gb Db
Oh, I can't be the kiss that you don't need
Fm Bbm
The lie between your teeth
Post-Chorus:
Gb Db
The cut that always bleeds
Fm Bbm
-Ah-ah-ah-
Gb Db
The cut that always bleeds
Fm Bbm Gb
-Ah-ah-ah-
Bridge:
Db Fm Bbm Gb
-Ooh-ooh-ooh- But even though you're killing me, yeah
Db Fm Bbm Gb
-Ooh-ooh-ooh- I need you like the air I breathe
Db Fm
I need, I need you more than me
Bbm Gb
I need you more than anything
Db Fm Bbm Gb
Please, please
Outro:
-nc- Db
'Cause I could be your lover on a leash
Fm Bbm Gb
Every other week, when you please
Db Fm Bbm Gb Db
Oh, I could be anything you need
Fm Bbm
As long as you don't leave
Gb
The cut that always -
